What's YOUR favorite juice? Today we are celebrating the most refreshing thing you can put in your body. I am a juice girl through and through. There is something about a cold fresh pressed juice that just makes everything feel better. And today we are talking about four of my absolute favorites and why each one deserves a permanent spot in your life. 🌿 🍎 🅰🅿🅿🅻🅴 🅹🆄🅸🅲🅴 First things first — fresh pressed apple juice and store bought apple juice are two completely different things. Store bought is essentially sugar water with the good stuff stripped out. Fresh pressed? That's where the magic is. 🌿 Fresh apple juice is loaded with quercetin — a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to reduce inflammation, support brain health, and even protect against certain cancers. It also contains vitamin C, potassium, and malic acid which supports liver function and gives you that gorgeous tart flavor. Green apples give you a sharper more tart juice. Red apples give you something sweeter and more mellow. Mix them together and you've got something really special. 🍎 🥤 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲: 🍎 4-6 apples of your choice 🫚 Optional — thumb of ginger for a kick 🍋 Optional — squeeze of lemon to brighten it up Run through your juicer. Drink immediately. Feel fancy. 😄🌿 🍊 🅾🆁🅰🅽🅶🅴 🅹🆄🅸🅲🅴 Again — fresh pressed only. The stuff in the carton has been sitting in oxygen depleted storage tanks for up to a year before it hits shelves. A YEAR. 😳 And then they add synthetic flavor packs to make it taste like oranges again. Fresh pressed orange juice tastes like an entirely different drink and once you go fresh you SIMPLY cannot go back. PERIOD. Fresh OJ is one of the richest sources of vitamin C on the planet — one glass can give you over 100% of your daily needs. It's also packed with folate for cell health, potassium for heart health, and flavonoids that reduce inflammation and support immunity. 🌿 🥤𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲: 🍊 6-8 navel oranges 🍋 Optional — half a lemon for brightness 🫚 Optional — pinch of turmeric for an anti-inflammatory boost.

Today is all about our WINS, Big or small — let's drop them below because we celebrate ALL of it in here. I'll go first. This week I'm claiming something a little mysterious. 😄 I gave up something this week that I have genuinely loved for years. I'm not ready to spill it just yet — but I will soon. 🫣 What I WILL tell you is that this was my first full week without it and I feel more clear headed and refreshed than I have in a long time. Was it a little rough? Absolutely. Was it worth it? Without a doubt, yes it will be. 🌿 Now for the funNER part — what are we up to this weekend friends?! 🎉 My granddaughter turns ONE today and tomorrow I am showing up with an entire spread of 100% whole food plant-based goodness for her PaRtY. A whole first birthday party about to find out that plant-based food absolutely slaps. 😂🌿 And I just pulled THESE beauties out of the oven for tomorrow. 🍞 Because sourdough makes everything better. Including Fridays. 😄 Drop your weekend plans below, your wins, or just say heeeeeyyyyy — I want to hear everything! 🏁

🫙🌿 Thanks @Adam Thomas and @MarKesha Smith for hopping on today's pickling workshop! We kept it simple, turned a few humble vegetables into something delicious, and hopefully showed just how easy it is to preserve food at home. If you made a batch, drop a photo in the comments. I'd love to see your jars! 🥕🧅🌶️ And if you missed it live, no worries. The replay is now available for you to watch anytime. Happy pickling AND fermenting, friends! 🌿

Welcome to Rooted & Wild 🌿 We have some NEW members to introduce who decided to join us over the past couple weeks 🗣 Let’s give a warm welcome to @Karin Davis @Opal Hagen @Irma B-zar @Amanda Thornton @MarKesha Smith @Felicia Canevari @Corinne Bach @Andrew Jules @Kate Galli @Diala Eberechukwu @Despina Charavgi @Ma. Socorro Castro @Raouda San @Karen Smith @Paul Mayer @Doris Martinson @Ashley Zdanowicz @Melissa Coddington @Lisa Vanderveen @Jake Indigo @Maurice Shriqui @Pamela Arena and @Natalee Pinnock You’re officially part of a crew that loves real food, real talk, easy recipes, and no 🐂💩. We’re here for plants, power, and a little bit of rebel energy. Kick off your shoes, grab something fresh, and tell us who you are and what lights you up. Or maybe just share your favorite plant-based snacky snack in the comments below! Pics and Gifs ALWAYS welcome 🥳 There are a couple of 'welcome' pinned posts and be sure to click the classroom tab and scope out our Classroom of Recipes 🌿 I try and update this 2-3 times a week with new recipes. So glad you’re here. Let’s grow wild together 🌱

There’s actually a proper way to use parchment paper when baking 👀 For the longest time I fought with mine like it had a personal vendetta. Then one of my students dropped this gem during a sourdough workshop… 👉 Wet it. 👉 Wad it up. 👉 Smooth it back out. Bingo bango — it behaves like a dream 🫣 Today I am in full prep mode and not playing around: HIGE pot of chili ✔️ 3 bean salad ✔️ Pre-cooked rice ✔️ Mushroom jerky ✔️ 1,000 island dressing ✔️ Roasted tators ✔️ Brookies ✔️✔️✔️ Got a double batch of brookies baking as I type 🫶🏻 Aaannnnndddd I scored a new nut butter at Costco and I am obseesed with it! Healthy AF, no added oil, and no added sugar 🥳 Last up after a little breaky break: carrot, apple, ginger, lemon juice to seal the deal 🥕🍎🫚🍋 Do you have a set food prep day OR do you just wing it? Mine changes based on my sporadic work schedule 🤣